Clothes-line hanger.



M. J. GREUBEL. CLOTHES LINE HANGER.

' APPLICATION FILED JULY 1, 1912.

Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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M. J. GREUBEL.

CLOTHES LINE HANGER.

APPLIGATION FILED JULY 1, 1912.

Ptented Nov. 26, 1912.

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CLOTHES-LIN E HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 1, 1912. Serial No. 707,138.

Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, .MIOHAEL J. GREUBEL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at l/Vest Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful -Improvements in Clothes-Line Hangers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in clothesline-hangers and particularly to clothesline-hangers of the foldable type; and an object of this invention is to provide a clothesline-hanger which will be simple and strong in construction, comparatively cheap in manufacture and efficient, safe, reliable, handy and convenient in operation and use.

Another object of this invention is to provide a clothesline-hanger which will be adapted for use under varying conditions of service and which will relieve the house wife of the necessity of manipulation, particularly where the wash is small, or the articles to be dried are few.

A third object of this invention is the provision in a clothesline-hanger of means for holding the clothesline securely, after the wash has been hung thereon.

In the drawings illustrating the principle of this invention and the best mode how known to me of applying that principle, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my new clothesline-hanger folded, the clothesline being free to be moved lengthwise; Fig. 2 is a view looking in the direction of the arrow A in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view looking in the direction of the arrow B of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a detail in plan of the head or cap; Fig. 5 shows the clothesline-hanger folded and swung inwardly preparatory to being fully extended for use; Fig. 6 illustrates the clothesline-hanger fully extended for use; and Fig. 7 is a central vertical section of the clothesline-hanger, after the wash has been hung upon the clothesline and the hanger has been folded.

The body or arm a of the hanger is channel-like or U-shaped in cross-section, which form insures strength with a minimum of material. For lightness combined with strength and ease of shaping, sheet metal is preferable as a material. The arm a is jointed or two-part, the parts a, 04 being hingedly connected at a". The outer end of the part a is provided with a clotheslinepulley b and with a pair of locking fingers 0,

while the outer end of the other part a. is provided with a box-like head or cap 03, which is pivoted at e, from which construction it results that the arm may be swung from the position in Fig. l to its position in Fig. 5 (or Fig. 6). Upon the back of the arm-member a just below the cap cl there is pivotally mounted a latch or swinging catch f which is adapted to engage in the notches or recesses c in the locking fingers 0 and which. thereby serves in conjunction with the latter to hold the parts a, a of the arm a in folded position, (Fig. 2). The lower part a of the arm is provided at its inner end with a tongue 9 the outer or free end of which is formed with a hole 9 adapted to register with the hole 9 in the opposed end of the part a, upon which is pivotally mounted a detent it one end of which is adapted to enter the holes 9, 9, when the arm parts a, a" are in extended position (Fig. 6). The front face of the head or cap (Z is formed near its lower end or bottom with a vertical recess or openended line-receiving slot (Fig. 3). When the arm is folded (Fig. 1) and the hanger is nevertheless operable to receive a small wash, the clothesline 70 passes in through the top of the slot or recess 2', then around the small pulley b and then out through the lower part of the recess 6.

In order to prevent fraying of the clothes line, a roller m is mounted within the head 03 and adjacent to the top of the slot t (Fig. 7). In the top of the head cl there is rotatably mounted a hanger-shaft n which is pivotally connected to one end of a hangerarm .0 the other or square-shaped end of which is mounted in the hanger-bracket 10 attached to the window-frame g. By loosening the screw 1", the head all may be removed from the shaft 11. and then replaced thereon in a position reverse to its former position; or, in other words, the shaft 17, may be removed from the head d and inserted therein again from the opposite side thereof. One side wall of the head d is formed with a series of holes 8 and from the hanger-shaft a there projects a stud 75 formed in one end with a threaded hole adapted to receive a screw a (Fig. 4) which may be passed through any one of the holes 8. In this way the inclination of the head or cap d may, after loosening the screw 1", be adjusted to suit the inclination of the clothesline Z: in the particular case and thereby to insure a free movement of the line 70.

Near one end of the body part a there is pivotally mounted a plate j to which is hingedly connected one end of a hanger-rod o the other or free end c" of which is hook-shaped and adapted to enter a hole 1' in the head or cap (Z, when the arm a is folded. When the device is in use, the free end 4.) of the rod '0 is hooked into a suitable fixture or holder w which isattached to the window-frame q and the rod 4: then serves as a supporting brace or tie-rod. Near the joint (1*, the part a of the arm is formed with a projecting hook-shaped support m (Figs. 6 and 7 for the clothesline, when the same is loaded with the wash.

hen the hanger is folded (Figs. Land 2), it is compact and may be readily handled and packed or stored in comparatively small compass. The cap cl is adapted to receive the clothesline-pulley b and forms with the folded arm-sections a, a a casing within which are inclosed and protected the pulley Z), the hook a; and the part of the clothesline looped around the latter and passing over the pulley b, as shown in Fig. 7

If the housewife desires to hang out a small wash of only a few pieces, she may do so without unfolding or otherwise 1nanipulating the device; for, in the folded position (shown in Fig. l) the clothesline is may be moved over the roller 5. If the housewife desires to hang out a large wash, she re leases the hook-shaped end '0 of the bracerod 0 from the hole '22 in the head or cap cl, whereby the folded arm a is made free to be swung upon the pivot 6. She then swings the arm a, still folded, inwardly to the position shown in Fig. 5 and engages the hookshaped end 1) of the brace-rod '1; in the fixture w, so as to support the arm a in a sub stantially horizontal positiombut still folded. When the arm a is in this position, the top of the pulley b is brought substantially upon a level with the top of the slot 2' (Figs. 5 and 6). The housewife next releases the latch f from the locking fingers 0, whereby the part a is made free to swing upon the pivot (0. She then swings this part a inwardly until it lies in prolongation of the part a, at which time the arm a is fully extended. In this position the hole 9 in the tongue 9 overlies and registers with the hole 9 in the inner end of the arm-member a, at the back thereof. One end of the detent h is now forced through the holes g, 9, whereby the arm-member a" is locked in its extended or unfolded position.

The housewife then fastens upon the clothesline 72 in the usual manner the articles to be dried; and, after the wash has been hung out, she places the lower (or loadcarrying) part of the clothesline la in the hook of the support w, whereby this part of the clothesline is afforded support. The detent h is now disengaged from the holes 9, g and the arm-member a is thrown into folded position, wherein itis locked by the engagement of the latch f with the locking fingers'c. The hook-shaped end 4) of the brace-rod o is now disengaged from the fixture w and the armsmember a is'allowed to swing inwardly to a vertical position, after which the hook-shaped end Q) is engaged in the hole '21 in the head (Z, whereby the arm ais locked rigidly to the latter. It is to be observed that the clothesline 7c 'is now held securely and is looped around -the hookshaped support :12. Further, the clothesline lies inclosed within the casing formed by the arm-members a, a and is thus protected (Fig. 7).

After the clothes have dried, the parts are swung again into the position shown in Fig. 6 and the wash is removed. The detent h is released and thearm-part a 1s lowered until the upper part of the clothesline falls into the hook w, from which it may be readily freed, as it is now accessible to the housewife. After the latter has thus released the line from the hook 00, she folds the arm-part a completely upon the armpart a and locks the part-s a, a together by means of the latch f. The brace 41 is unhooked from the bracket 2) and the armparts a, a", thus locked together, are allowed to fall to a vertical position, whereupon the free end of the brace 11 is inserted in the hole o in the cap or head d. In this position of the parts (see Fig. 1), the housewife may, if she so desires, hang out from time to time between one wash-day and the next a few pieces to dry, without the necessity of unfolding the locked armparts a, a. This has been referred to hereinbefore. V

In the position in which the brace 41 1s shown in Figs. 1 and 2, it serves to. hold the folded arm a rigidly so that it will not swing upon its pivot e. It will be understood that, when the wash is hung out to dry and the clothesline is looped as is shown in Fig. 7 the brace o occupies the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

When it is desired to reverse the device, the plate 7' may be placed upon the other side of the arm a; and the shaft or spindle n is also passed into the cap cl fr nitl1e opposite side thereof, as hereinbefore .set forth.

I claim:

1. A clothesline-hanger having an arm which is substantially U-shaped and is twopart and which is provided with clotheslinesupporting devices, the parts being hingedly connected together and foldable uponeach other to form a casing which incloses the clothesline and said supporting devices therefor.

2. A clothesline-hanger having an armsupporting box-like cap and an arm which is substantially U-shaped in cross section and is provided with a clothesline-pulley; said cap being arranged to receive and protect the latter and formed with an opening for the clothesline and being adapted to guide the latter in the channel of the arm.

3. A clothesline-hanger having an armsupporting box-like cap and an arm which is mounted free to swing thereon and is substantially U-sha-ped in cross section and which is two-part, one of the parts being provided with a clothesline-pulley and the parts being hingedly connected together and adapted to fold upon each other and thereby to form with said cap a casing for the clothesline-pulley and clothesline; said cap being provided with an opening for'guiding the latter within the channel of the arm.

4. A clotheslinehanger including an arm which is substantially U-shaped in crosssection and is two-part and one of the parts of which is provided with a clothesline-supporting device, the parts of said arm being hingedly connected and adapted to be folded upon each other to form a casing for the protection of the clothesline and its said supporting device; said arm being further provided with means for holding its parts rigidly extended and with means for locking the same together in folded position.

5. A clothesline-hanger having a cap and an arm which is mounted free to swing thereon; and a supporting brace-rod which is mounted free to swing on said arm and is arranged to engage said cap to lock said arm and cap rigidly together and which, when released from said cap, is adapted to engage with the frame for holding said arm in extended position.

6. A clotheslinehanger having a supporting shaft; a cap mounted thereon adjustably and formed with an opening for guiding the clothesline; an arm which is substantially U-shaped and which is mounted free to swing on said cap and is provided with a clothesline-pulley; and means for adjusting said cap on its said supporting shaft to vary the relative position of said opening and clothesline-pulley, when said arm is in operative position, to accord with the inclination of the clothesline and permit free move ment thereof within said arm and through said opening.

'7. A clothesline-hanger having an arm which is substantially U-shaped in cross section and which is two-part, the parts being hingedly connected and adapted to fold upon each other; one of the parts of the arm being formed with a device for supporting the load-carrying part of the clothesline and around which the latter is looped when the arm is folded, and the other of said parts being provided with a clothesline-pulley; said parts, when folded upon each other, forming a casing within which are inclosed and protected said device, the clothesline pulley and the looped portion of the clothesline.

Signed at New York city, N. Y., this twenty-second day of June, A. D. 1912, in the presence of the two undersigned witnesses.

MICHAEL J. GREUBEL. Witnesses:

JAMES HAMIL ON, EMMA I. MCCARTHY.

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